September 1, 2009

A tale of three cities

THEME DAY: BIG • Is three cities big enough? This is the view from the deck of the dining room of the Timberland Sports and Nature Club which is located in the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountain range in the town of San Mateo in the province of Rizal. Metro Manila, with its seventeen cities and municipalities, is too big to be encompassed by any single view (unless you're up in an airplane) and my friends and I figure that we could only see three cities from Timberland: Marikina, Pasig and Quezon City.

view of Metro Manila from Timberland Heights

Size is relative so it'll be interesting to see how City Daily Photo bloggers around the world will define big. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.

36 comments:

  1. pennySeptember 1, 2009 at 12:20 PM

    Hi Hilda, I enlarged your photo and the view is so spectacular. I was amazed to see just how far you could see from up there.

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  2. DinaSeptember 1, 2009 at 12:29 PM

    Buildings everywhere. Big area indeed.

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  3. gogouciSeptember 1, 2009 at 12:43 PM

    It's a sea of buildings. Amazing! I can't imagine it gets any 'bigger' than this.

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  4. OlivierSeptember 1, 2009 at 1:56 PM

    panorama grandiose avec un ciel magnifique.
    grandiose panorama with a splendid sky.

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  5. Don and KriseSeptember 1, 2009 at 2:12 PM

    Hilda, you did just fine here. I would define that as BIG any day.

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  6. hadvSeptember 1, 2009 at 3:18 PM

    Very big indeed, and wait till you get lost in its maze of car and human traffic!

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  7. VPSeptember 1, 2009 at 4:53 PM

    I agree about three cities being big enough, and even more than big!

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  8. JillySeptember 1, 2009 at 5:59 PM

    My goodness, three cities. How amazing to see three cities from one position, Hilda.

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2009 at 7:07 PM

    Lovely vista. Nice photo.

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  10. Jim KlenkeSeptember 1, 2009 at 7:18 PM

    Great view, I also inlarged it, how far do you think you can see out?

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  11. MoSeptember 1, 2009 at 8:09 PM

    A great interpretation of big. Spectacular view.

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  12. B SQUAREDSeptember 1, 2009 at 8:31 PM

    I learn something on your blog everyday.

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  13. LoisSeptember 1, 2009 at 9:26 PM

    I think three is plenty big! Nice view Hilda and a very nice Theme Day post. By the way, I need a tall woman store too!

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  14. JamesSeptember 1, 2009 at 9:47 PM

    Wow, that is vast! What a view.

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  15. Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.comSeptember 1, 2009 at 10:11 PM

    ok, that is a large city and area. wow

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  16. marleySeptember 1, 2009 at 10:41 PM

    That is a big view!

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  17. Cezar and LéiaSeptember 1, 2009 at 10:53 PM

    HUGE ! A perfect idea for this theme!
    God bless you
    Léia

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  18. HalcyonSeptember 1, 2009 at 11:27 PM

    WOW! I think your city definitely qualifies as big. I like your choice for the theme day.

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  19. ReenaSeptember 1, 2009 at 11:30 PM

    natutuwa ako sa mga comments. hehe..yeah, wait til they see the entire metro, baka ma-culture shock sila. :)

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  20. Elaine YimSeptember 1, 2009 at 11:43 PM

    Hilda, this is indeed BIG. As far as the eye could see and extending to infinity!

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  21. CarraolSeptember 2, 2009 at 12:59 AM

    Incredible picture, the cities makes a really huge urban conglomerate. Here in MC the city practically eats all towns around and every year is bigger. Have a great day.

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  22. SarettaSeptember 2, 2009 at 1:00 AM

    You've got a big view from there, for sure!

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  23. TussySeptember 2, 2009 at 1:38 AM

    sky is always big, you're absolutely right.

    Thanks for stop by my blog :)

    Happy Theme day.

    My Bangkok Through My Eyes!
    You Got A Posty

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  24. UnknownSeptember 2, 2009 at 1:38 AM

    Yes, this is a BIG view!

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  25. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2009 at 2:29 AM

    Very impressive! It must be lovely being surrounded by mountains. Warsaw is very flat!

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  26. JudySeptember 2, 2009 at 4:29 AM

    Oh yeah, I'd call that big! Big and Beautiful!

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  27. VirginiaSeptember 2, 2009 at 5:16 AM

    Just a lovely panorama of your beautiful city!! BTW, do you have a clue what the theme for October is? Thanks,
    V

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  28. AndreeaSeptember 2, 2009 at 5:57 AM

    Great view and a beautiful photo.

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  29. FionaSeptember 2, 2009 at 6:07 AM

    Definitely well interpreteted, that panorama is amazing! It's such a broad theme, I'm loving the different ways it's being interpreted.

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  30. lunarossaSeptember 2, 2009 at 6:37 AM

    Wonderful panorama. Love it! The sense of space is clearly so huge! All the best. Ciao. A.

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  31. LowellSeptember 2, 2009 at 7:06 AM

    I think three is big enough! A nice triple play, Hilda. Rather an incredible scene!

    One has to wonder at what point a city becomes unmanageable?

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  32. Steve HarrisSeptember 2, 2009 at 9:25 AM

    That picture sure fits the theme - I never realized that Manila was such a large city. And I like how the picture has a "big" sky over the "big" city.

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  33. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2009 at 11:40 AM

    It is Big! The houses are so small - must be Big! The sky is grand!

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  34. UnknownSeptember 2, 2009 at 2:27 PM

    oh, now i'd like to visit Timberland.:P great shot!

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  35. ChinSeptember 2, 2009 at 5:35 PM

    WOW! beautiful sky

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  36. GeorgeSeptember 4, 2009 at 2:03 AM

    You've captured not only a big metropolitan area but a very big sky as well.

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